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A capacity Observatory crowd partied like it was 1999 Saturday night in Santa Ana for a compelling set by Limp Bizkit.

Released the summer before Y2K, that band's sophomore album Significant Other dominated modern-rock airwaves with instant nu-metal anthems like "Nookie" and "Break Stuff." That quickly led to high-profile outings like their own Family Values Tour and a spot on Metallica's 2000 Summer Sanitarium tour, which found Durst wandering the length of the Coliseum field when the juggernaut hit L.A. less than a year after Limp Bizkit had helped wreak havoc at Woodstock '99.

Here, still in his trademark red cap and a Sancho's Taco of Huntington Beach T-shirt, Durst appeared to a resounding roar as the band started off with "Why Try," guitarist Wes Borland's meaty riffs backing Durst's familiar rap style. The energy spiked higher on the next cut, "Show Me What You Got," the audience singing along to every word.

Soaked in black body paint and wearing an illuminated face mask, Borland unleashed more metallic fretwork amid "Gold Cobra," backed by the shaking bass lines of Sam Rivers. After dipping further into their catalog with "My Way," Durst went out into the crowd for "I'm Broke," fans screaming along whenever he thrust the microphone their way.